Introduction
Mazoomdar was employed under an employment contract as a supervisor at Erste (Pvt) Ltd. Erste had its offices in a few major cities in Pakistan. Its clients were mainly multinational FMCG brands operating in the country.
In November 2006, Erste transferred Mazoomdar from its Peshawar office to its country headquarters located in Karachi. Upon Mazoomdar’s failure to join his new place of posting at Karachi, he was terminated from service. Mazoomdar took legal action against Erste and filed a lawsuit in the Labour Court, Peshawar. After the lawsuit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, he then approached the court of Civil Judge, Peshawar. This case study is based on the case proceedings of Mazoomdar versus Erste in the court of Civil Judge, Peshawar.
